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Michigan regulators approve Consumers Energy's clean energy plan
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has authorized utility Consumers Energy's plan to end coal use by 2025.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Michigan, North America, michigan public services commission, us utility, Consumers Energy, coal plant retirement, coal phase out
Amber closes sale of 100MW US solar
Flint Mine project in upstate New York has a 20-year arrangement for Renewable Energy Credits with NYSERDA
Jul 14, 2022 // Market Research, USA, North America, Solar Project, Amber, Hudson Energy Enterprises
UK company reveals solar power "trees".
UK firm SolarBotanic Trees Ltd on Tuesday offered its "solar tree" item, a huge parasol-shaped structure with PV panels that can produce electrical power for use in city and also domestic settings.
Sep 6, 2022 // Residential, UK, Europe, SolarBotanic Trees Ltd
WEnergy team to spend USD 18m in solar microgrids in Philippines
A consortium led by Singaporean renewables infrastructure programmer WEnergy Global Pte Ltd (WEG) has actually won an agreement in a tender to construct 16 microgrids with solar energy elements in the Philippine district of Palawan.
Sep 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Asia, Philippines, WEnergy
Lightsource bp ushers in 100-MW solar farm in Alabama
Lightsource bp, the UK-based, BP Plc (LON: BP)-backed solar designer, on Thursday inaugurated its 130-MW DC/100-MW AC Black Bear Solar project, one of the largest solar farms in Alabama.
Oct 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Alabama, Lightsource BP, North America, solar farm
Canadian Solar brings online 100-MW solar park in Japan's Fukushima
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ) on Thursday announced it has achieved commercial operations at its 100-MWp Azuma Kofuji solar park in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture.
Nov 18, 2022 // Plants, Japan, Canadian Solar, Asia, Fukushima, Solar Park
Masdar enter Turkmenistan with 100-MW solar project
Renewables firm Masdar has actually agreed to develop a 100-MW solar project in Turkmenistan in a deal that marks its access right into the Central Asian nation.
Nov 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Asia, Solar Project, Turkmenistan
Sunergise introduces 6-MW solar farm in Tonga, biggest in South Pacific
New Zealand-based solar power energy Sunergise has actually just recently ushered in a 6-MW/6.9-MWp solar farm in the Kingdom of Tonga, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
Dec 27, 2022 // Plants, Oceania, Tonga, solar farm, Sunergise
Con Ed energises 300-MW renewables transmission line in New york city
A new 300-MW transmission line has actually been appointed in New York City's Queens Borough to bring electrical energy from renewable resource plants, permitting the retirement of high-polluting thermal power stations.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, New York City, Con Ed
EDF, French town of Saumur cut ribbon on 11.3-MWp solar projet
EDF Renewables on Friday cut the ribbon on a 11.3-MWp solar energy plant located at a former landfill site in the French town of Saumur.
Jun 6, 2023 // Plants, France, EDF, Europe, PV Power Plant, Saumur
China Begins $6.32bln World's Largest Solar PV Project
China is constructing the world's largest photovoltaic facility, estimated to cost 45.2 billion yuan ($6.32 billion). The projected facility will be located in Shaanxi Province, and will feature an annual production of 100 GW monocrystalline silicon wafers and 50 GW monocrystalline cells.
Jun 19, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Asia, PV Power Plant
Albany County Breaks Ground on 2.1-MW Solar Farm
Albany County, NYPA, and project partners break ground on a 2.1 MW solar project to benefit taxpayers and the local community. Educational programs for students and native pollinators to be included in the project, with construction set to be complete in 2024.
Sep 6, 2023 // Plants, nypa, PV Power Plant, Albany County
Unveiling Photovoltaic Secrets of OIHPs
Unlock the secrets of the photovoltaic effect in OIHPs - research from RIKEN could see breakthroughs in improving solar cell efficiency. Discover how crystal symmetry and light shifting electron clouds can create an electric current.
Dec 27, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, RIKEN
World Bank funds Uzbekistan's first solar-storage project
World Bank backs Uzbekistan's first solar project with energy storage, led by Masdar. A game-changer in Central Asia's renewable energy landscape.
May 22, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, world bank, Uzbekistan
There are –data missing– solar power fires per year
International data suggests that fires caused by rooftop solar power systems are rare; however, the United States doesn’t centrally track this information – with the National Fire Data Center classifying them in the “other” category.
Aug 23, 2019 // Solar, USA, Fraunhofer ISE, North America, National Fire Data Center, Japanese Consumer Safety Investigation Commission, National Renewable Energy Lab